School of Music
Lyudmila Abbasova
Instructor
mabbasova@wtamu.edu
Mila Abbasova's Bio
Dr. James Barger
Assistant Professor of Saxophone
"Decide. Commit. Strive. Adjust. Achieve. Rinse. Repeat."
jbarger@wtamu.edu
Dr. James Barger's Bio
Dr. Mark Bartley
Lilith Brainard Professor of Music
Director, Orchestral Activities
Associate Director, School of Music
"If you work hard, you will be successful here."
mbartley@wtamu.edu
Dr. Bartley' Bio
Sarah Beckham-Turner
Assistant Professor
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try." - Beverly Sills
sbeckham-turner@wtamu.edu
Sarah Beckham-Turner's Bio
Helen Blackburn
Franklin Chair in Music Assistant Lecturer in Flute
"Do or do not…there is no try." Yoda
hblackburn@wtamu.edu
Helen Blackburn's Bio
Dr. Benjamin J. Brooks
Professor of Theory & Composition
Graduate Advisor, School of Music
"Aim to hit."
bbrooks@wtamu.edu
Dr. Brooks' Bio
Dr. Tina Carpenter
Professor of Music
"Music is one of the most expressive and creative art forms. To be able to share this love of music in the classroom, as well as in the concert hall, is one of my greatest joys."
tcarpenter@wtamu.edu
Dr. Carpenter's Bio
Steven Dolezal
Instructor of Music
"Indecision is the death of good art." Joe Chiccarelli
sdolezal@wtamu.edu
Steven Dolezal's Bio
Dr. Robert Hansen
Regents Professor of Music Director, School of Music
"Teaching voice combines the joy of making music and using the voice to express human emotion with the fascination of watching the science of acoustics and natural physical function at work. The opportunity of working one-on-one with a student creates a bond that goes beyond the immediate learning task to a genuine personal relationship between teacher and student."
rhansen@wtamu.edu
Robert Hansen's Bio
Dr. Kimberly Beck Hieb
Assistant Professor
"I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning." – Plato
Rossitza Jekova-Goza, DMA
Harrington Lecturer in Violin
Dr. Edward Kahler
Associate Dean of the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, Professor of Music
"Music Therapy is a healthcare profession, and it is very rewarding to watch students develop both musically and clinically. It is exciting to see them begin to use music as a therapeutic agent with a variety of client populations."
ekahler@wtamu.edu
Dr. Kahler's Bio
Dr. Robert Krause
Professor of Oboe
"Working in the music department at West Texas A&M University allows me to share with the students my two passions: 1) Music—the universal language and threshold to the soul, and 2) teaching—the wonderfully endless journey of sharing and learning."
rkrause@wtamu.edu
Dr. Krause's Bio
Dr. Cloyce Kuhnert
Professor of Music
"Teaching voice gives me the opportunity to work one-on-one with students. I get to know them and see their progress throughout the semester. Singing is such a personal endeavor that our work with students is geared directly to the students' ability and interest. There are very few disciplines that work so closely with individual students."
ckuhnert@wtamu.edu
Dr. Kuhnert's Bio
Donald Lefevre
Associate Professor of Music
"It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts." – Ella Fitgerald
dlefevre@wtamu.edu
Donald Lefevre's Bio
Dr. Jeremy Lewis
Associate Professor of Low Brass
"Without music life would be a mistake." – Friedrich Wilhelm Neitzsche
jlewis@mail.wtamu.edu
Jeremy Lewis' Bio
Emmanuel Lopez
Periman Distinguished Artist, Harrington Lecturer in Cello
"The aspect of teaching I enjoy the most is being able to develop my students' minds both musically and intellectually. I want to educate strong minds who will in turn successfully educate the next generation of teachers and useful citizens. It is only through education that we can confront the challenges our society will face in the future, and I believe I can help to achieve that through my teaching music at West Texas A&M University."
elopez@wtamu.edu
Emmanuel Lopez's Bio
Dr. Guglielmo Manfredi
Professor of French Horn
"Play with a cool mind and a warm heart."
gmanfredi@wtamu.edu
Guglielmo Manfredi's Bio
Dr. Christopher Meerdink
Associate Professor of Voice
cmeerdink@wtamu.edu
Dr. Meerdink's Bio
Dr. Choong-Ha Nam
Professor of Music
Matthew Oglesby
Associate Lecturer in Voice
"Be diligent in your pursuits and intentional in your actions and success will follow. Your weaknesses are only road maps to strength. They point out where to go, what to change and the path to the next point in your pursuit of a destination."
moglesby@wtamu.edu
Matthew Oglesby's Bio
Dr. Sean Pullen
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities
spullen@wtamu.edu
Dr. Pullen's Bio
Dr. Nicholas Scales
Associate Professor of Double Bass
A bad day on bass is better than the best day on cello!" – Gary Karr
nscales@wtamu.edu
Nicholas Scales' Bio
Dr. John G. Shanks
Assistant Professor of Music
If you know the Way broadly you will see it in everything. Men must polish their particular Way." – Miyamoto Musashi
jshanks@wtamu.edu
Dr. Shanks' Bio
Douglas Storey
Associate Professor of Music
"I love working individually with students. Each person brings a unique set of goals and expectations, and it's my responsibility to help them achieve these professional benchmarks."
dstorey@wtamu.edu
Douglas Storey's Bio
Dr. William Takacs
Professor of Music
"The best thing about working at West Texas A&M University is the amazing people you interact with every day."
wtakacs@wtamu.edu
Dr. Takacs' Bio
Dr. Susan Martin Tariq
Professor of Music
"The best thing about teaching at West Texas A&M University has been the opportunity to meet so many friendly, caring people—from administrators to faculty to staff to students. It is very rare to walk into an office on our campus and not be greeted with a smile and a helpful attitude."
stariq@wtamu.edu
Dr. Tariq's Bio
Dr. Russell Teweleit
Professor of Music
"At WTAMU, music majors study with an expert in the field, not a graduate student or an adjunct faculty member. Our students work closely with an experienced and cohesive faculty who is focused on preparing them for their chosen profession."
rteweleit@wtamu.edu
Dr. Teweleit's Bio
Vesselin Todorov
Harrington Lecturer in Viola
vtodorov@wtamu.edu
Vesselin Todorov's Bio
Evgeny Zvonnikov
Harrington Lecturer in Violin
ezvonnikov@wtamu.edu
Evgeny Zvonnikov's Bio